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| Topic | Phoenix: What comes to mind first? |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/14/17 10:38:38 PM #7 | |
| Topic | Liu Xiaobo, Chinese dissident and Nobel laureate died on 7/13/17 |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/14/17 10:25:39 PM #2 | Bad as things may seem in the States, we're still better off than the Chinese. I hope Liu Xiaobo is free in death, as he could not be in life. |
| Topic | Why the fuck did Japan declare war on US in WW2? |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/14/17 6:44:25 PM #27 | First off, most in the Japanese High Command underestimated the U.S.'s capacity and will to fight. This wasn't just a Japanese mistake: more of a general militarist/fascist belief in the "softness" of "liberal democracy". Second of all, the U.S. sort of picked a fight, as after the Japanese moved to occupy European colonies in Southeast Asia following the fall of France and the Netherlands, we imposed a severe embargo on Japan, most especially on oil and scrap metal e.g. the very two things Japan needed most. Of course, it needed those things to wage its bloody wars in China and Southeast Asia, so the embargo was definitely the right thing to do. In any case, there was recognition at high levels in the U.S. that this would likely provoke a Japanese attack, and preparations were made: to an extent. The U.S. army and navy had begun preparing defenses in certain places(including the Phillipines), but the Japanese not only attacked faster than anticipated, they hit everywhere at once, including Pearl Harbor, which was considered to be outside their range. The speed and breadth of their attack caught the U.S. completely off-guard and allowed them to score a string of big victories in the early-going. Basically, the Japanese were hoping that, if they could keep the momentum going, we would fold quickly. Lastly, the purpose behind attacking Pearl Harbor was many-fold, but one of the prime targets were three aircraft carriers: the Enterprise, the Hornet, and the Yorktown. The Japanese navy had no shortage of carriers and grasped their immense strategic potential, but all of the carriers happened to be out on exercises at the time of the attack, so they were all left unscathed. However, the navy's losses at Pearl were quite serious nonetheless, and definitely bought the Japanese time. Just not nearly enough. |
| Topic | Bill Clinton never talked about September 11th during his presidency |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/13/17 11:04:52 PM #8 | I'm sure Reagan did. He didn't have Alzheimer's: he was simply plumbing the secrets of the dark, and they smote him for his hubris. |
| Topic | No need for full border wall, Trump says |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/13/17 10:55:08 PM #78 | P4wn4g3 posted... I mean I'd be all for a good third party candidate, but let's face it, not going to happen unless one of the two parties we have crashes and burns hard. Third party candidates are better off just listing themselves as Democrat or republican in America, even if they clearly aren't. That's why our system gets so skewed too, but it's always been that way and endured somehow. Also, it's rare that: 1)Some one worth voting for will run 3rd-party and 2)Actually be on the ballot in your state. I mean, last year, the most "legit" 3rd-party candidates were Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and an egg mcmuffin. Not exactly inspiring. |
| Topic | give communism a chance |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/13/17 12:02:00 AM #38 | Bolshevism failed because it was anti-democratic and paranoid(to be fair, the Entente WAS out to get them). Power became increasingly concentrated at the top, making it (relatively) easy for some one like Stalin to seize literally all of the political power. That Russia has no history of successful representative institutions(and still doesn't) could not have helped matters. |
| Topic | Is there anything actually redeeming about feminism? |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/11/17 11:23:47 PM #13 | YPG is cool, but I'm worried that the civil war and fear of subversion will lead them to eschew democracy. Which will doom them in the end, no matter how things work out in the larger civil war. Also, feminism is great. |
| Topic | Liberals: explain your political views in 20 words or less |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/11/17 11:20:17 PM #13 | I'll take that to mean leftists. The political and economic arenas must be democratized. Completely. |
| Topic | The NY Post: Donald Trump Jr. is an idiot |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/11/17 11:16:07 PM #27 | It's Nixon's fault the press pries so much into presidents, really. They pretty much turned a blind eye towards stuff like philandering before then(and not just the Dems either, though you have to go back a ways, of course), but Nixon was hiding actual malfeasance while also openly hating on the media. But yes, the Trumps are a stupid family, and Donald Jr. is probably the dumbest of the lot. He basically admitted he tried to collude with a Russian government agent. And, also, LOL at people who try to excuse it as some sort of Democratic plot. First, the Democrats are incompetent. Second, even if we allow that, somehow, someway, without any evidence, this meeting was masterminded by Democratic operatives to discredit Trump, consider the following points: 1)It wasn't exposed until JUST NOW i.e. long after it could have helped elect President (Hillary) Clinton 2) Donald Jr. took the bait. Donald Jr. as well as President Trump's then-campaign manager and his son-in-law all WANTED to collude with a hostile foreign government. |
| Topic | Trump's son met with Russian lawyer after being promised dirt on Clinton. |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/10/17 11:15:35 AM #42 | Donald Trump Jr's own statements about the meeting suggest a violation of the Logan Act. Logan Act
That's fairly minor, of course, but again, a crime has been committed just by Donald Jr's own admission |
| Topic | Trump's son met with Russian lawyer after being promised dirt on Clinton. |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/09/17 6:10:52 PM #22 | Doom_Art posted... ElatedVenusaur posted...This pattern of secret meetings between Trump officials and Russian officials is not suspicious in the slightest. I was being facetious, personally. But, as plenty of actual people think that way, I can understand why you took it seriously. I mean, on one hand, you have one of the most bumbling administrations in American history hiding meetings with Russian officials/proxies(poorly) and they can't even agree among themselves what these meetings were about. Hell, Donald Jr. has already supplied two different explanations for HIS meeting, and the story broke less than 12 hours ago! On the other side, you have Vladimir Putin, a man whose political enemies end up "mysteriously" murdered and has been running Russia with an iron fist for almost two decades now. |
| Topic | Trump's son met with Russian lawyer after being promised dirt on Clinton. |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/09/17 5:43:04 PM #9 | This pattern of secret meetings between Trump officials and Russian officials is not suspicious in the slightest. After all, Vladimir Putin insists he didn't do anything to mess with the U.S. elections, and who can you trust if you can't trust Vladimir Putin? Seriously, I think John McCain might be really concerned right now. |
| Topic | Awwww yeeeeaaaah Man Chong finally playable in dynasty warriors |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/08/17 7:36:51 PM #54 | Eh, Cao Cao did get pretty vicious attacking Tao Qian. To be fair, Tao Qian was dumb enough to put an ex-bandit and Yellow Turban(Zhang Kai) in charge of protecting Cao Cao's wealthy (adoptive) father Cao Song and he ended up getting robbed and murdered, but that wasn't the peasantry's fault. Then again, it's not like any of the warlords cared about the peasantry, so yeah. Being a peasant was in an era like the later Later Han and Three Kingdoms era sucked. Also, Chen Gong was my favorite addition to X7, personally. He's like, that guy who runs that super-shady dealership in the bad part of town. I really want Yuan Shu, because that guy was pretty damned deluded. He'd basically spend a lot of time complaining about how useless everyone else is and how much he hates(is jealous of) Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. I just imagine DW Yuan Shu being a bit like Earl Lemongrab from Adventure Time. |
| Topic | Are you getting Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon? |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/08/17 4:49:43 PM #16 | MegaButterfree posted... Captain_Qwark posted...I absolutely loved Sun but I really hated how there was 0 post-game content. Last pokemon game I played before it was Silver and they had the entire Kanto region after the main game so going from that to no content post-game was really disappointing. This. They need to give every game a Platinum or ORAS-style post-game. To do otherwise is getting increasingly inexcusable. And I probably won't, unless they add *a lot* of new content. |
| Topic | Maybe a wall will work. China built a wall thousands of years ago. |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/08/17 4:44:54 PM #2 | They had a ton of problems with illegal Mongolians though. And they weren't anywhere near as nice as most Mexicans either. |
| Topic | Bernie Sanders building team, moderating positions ahead of 2020 |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/07/17 8:14:53 PM #16 | prince_leo posted... it'd have been better imo if biden had ran in 2016 I would pay a lot of money to see Biden debate Trump. |
| Topic | Bernie Sanders building team, moderating positions ahead of 2020 |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/07/17 8:12:26 PM #12 | He has to be careful not to moderate too much, even in stature. He's a bit limited in terms of charisma and while he's certainly the most popular figure on the left, he's not the only one whose a credible primary contender. |
| Topic | Awwww yeeeeaaaah Man Chong finally playable in dynasty warriors |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/07/17 8:09:14 PM #32 | victy88 posted... Zhang Ren... Yeah. We need at least, say, Zhang Ren, Han Sui, Huang Zu, Yuan Shu, Ji Ling, Gao Shun, Li Ru, Hua Xiong, Wen Chou, Yan Liang, Kuai Liang, and Shen Pei, IMO. That'll make things interesting. Also, Zhou Cang is a decent addition, especially if they stick him with the Yellow Turbans initially like they usually do in the RTK games. Liao Hua and Fu Qian would give them a nice trio, and give late-era Shu some more playables. |
| Topic | Awwww yeeeeaaaah Man Chong finally playable in dynasty warriors |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/07/17 1:02:32 PM #5 | Link? I wish they'd flesh out the rosters for non-3K powers too though. |
| Topic | How stupid are the people who think Andrew Cuomo would be a good dem candidate? |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/07/17 10:57:26 AM #14 | They're the same people who thought the American electorate would coronate Hillary in a historic landslide just because Donald Trump was such a meanie and so unpresidential. If Cuomo tries to run, I expect something similar to a Jeb! happening. He's uncharismatic and unpalatable to everyone outside of the wealthy donor class. |
| Topic | Baby Park in Mario Kart 8 is hilarious online |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/07/17 10:50:36 AM #5 | Baby Park is a goddamned disaster. No skill involved, only pain. It's glorious. |
| Topic | Lmao illinois passed a budget which increases income tax by 32% |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/06/17 8:06:53 PM #77 | Excellent! So, when are they going to fire Rahm Emmanuel into the sun? The sooner the better. |
| Topic | Do people really want Joe Biden to be president? |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/06/17 5:54:42 PM #2 | He'll always be vice president in our hearts. |
| Topic | Are American girls snobby? |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/05/17 8:53:21 PM #8 | Ultima Dragon posted... Most women aren't really warm/friendly unless you're a good looking guy/another female. Not really their fault though, they get harassed/hit on constantly and are likely pretty jaded. Yeah. It's important to not take it personally: not all of us make a nuisance of ourselves, but every woman has had a bad experience with a guy. Probably multiple bad experiences. If she has earbuds in or is texting/talking on her phone, she doesn't want to be disturbed. If you say hi to her and she doesn't react much or at all, don't press the issue. Just leave the interaction at that. |
| Topic | Do you hate people who drive Tesla's? |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/05/17 8:35:42 PM #13 | drunkmuggle posted... I'm very very jealous of them because those cars are awesome |
| Topic | This whole thing is just an example of why usernames shouldn't be a thing |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/05/17 8:34:23 PM #23 | MegaButterfree posted... But what if I really am a MegaButterfree? I am really a Venusaur, but I'm not actually Elated. I couldn't live with myself if my secret shame were exposed for the world to see. I assume the TC also has something he isn't proud of. |
| Topic | Super Mario Odyssey will not have Game Overs |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/05/17 8:26:44 PM #33 | Bad_Mojo posted... Fuck this Romhacking has never been more advanced. Good riddance, I say. |
| Topic | New House bill kill gerrymandering and alter America's elections |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/05/17 5:35:50 PM #17 | Sounds good, but we really need to start expanding the House of Representatives again as well. |
| Topic | It's Generation Hopeless!: Gen Y lacks basic life skills |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/04/17 12:28:55 AM #16 | M-Watcher posted... So what happens when those hopeless people are the ones in charge. We're finding that out right now, actually. Seems to me like insecure Boomers have made a cottage industry out of complaining about millennials. Maybe they should try taking some responsibility? |
| Topic | Do you miss Obama |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/02/17 10:44:03 PM #33 | masterpug53 posted... boxington posted...didn't Trump bow to another world leader, too, or am I wrong? I think Trump is pretty okay with handshakes. Ask Shinzo Abe. Or Emmanuel Macron. |
| Topic | The Zerg arrive on earf |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/02/17 8:03:19 PM #3 | Definitely big cats. Excellent combination of speed, power, and lethal weaponry. Imagine an overgrown zergling with a lion's bite force and a leopard's ability to jump and climb trees. Maybe get some cheetah in there, for added speed. |
| Topic | If Trump gets impeached, does Pence become POTUS? |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/02/17 7:58:29 PM #11 | Unless Pence himself is impeached and convicted, yes. Also, "Impeachment" generally refers to the House voting to impeach a president. Once the president is impeached, the Senate convenes a trial and then holds a vote. 2/3 of Senators(so 66, in today's Congress) must vote to convict in order to be removed from office. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were both impeached but acquitted by the Senate(the former by a single vote!) IIRC, Nixon was never formerly impeached, but only because he resigned due to his impeachment and subsequent conviction being a fait accompli. His VP(Spiro Agnew) had been impeached and replaced with Gerald Ford, a prominent House Republican. So Ford became president without actually ever standing in a presidential election(he subsequently lost to Jimmy Carter in '76, in part due to his highly unpopular decision to pardon Nixon. But that's a whole 'nother can of worms.) |
| Topic | What are the 3 things you hate most about Nolan's Batman trilogy? (spoilers) |
| ElatedVenusaur 07/02/17 7:44:00 PM #11 | I liked the voice, because it's the kind of stupid, over-the-top thing a wealthy 20-something would come up with. That said... 1)Katie Holmes kind of sucked. Should have been Maggie Gyllenhaal from the get-go. She can actually ACT. 2)The Dark Knight Rises fails to tie Scarecrow's kangaroo court into the Dent Act, aside from a deleted scene. That could have been a very powerful theme. 3)LOL@cops as soldiers. |
| Topic | Starcraft remaster release date 8/14 $15 |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/30/17 1:47:43 PM #67 | Yeah, the whole bit with Amon was never alluded to, and, more importantly, is both uninteresting and basically the same thing they did with the Orcs in Warcraft. It robs the Zerg and even the Protoss of agency. Here's an alternate idea: the Xel'Naga who were playing around with evolution were just a science team, and they've sent a battle fleet of crazy advanced ships to reign in an experiment that's out of control. I pulled that out of thin air, but it would be way more interesting than the usual "Everything has gone according to Big Evil Guy's plan all along!" |
| Topic | the left is simultaneously cowering snowflakes and an organized paramilitary mov |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/29/17 11:06:42 PM #5 | “By a continuous shifting of rhetorical focus, the enemies are at the same time too strong and too weak.” -Umberto Eco |
| Topic | Why do people hate Anita Sarkeesian so much |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/27/17 5:48:46 PM #50 | Because a lot of people don't like what she has to say. I don't always agree with her, but much of what she's pointed out is true, and rather than be angry over the baked-in inequities in our society and culture, some shoot the messenger for bringing them bad news. |
| Topic | Massachusetts: best education, some of the best hospitals, legal weed |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/27/17 5:41:41 PM #10 | I live in Connecticut. Everyone complains about it, but I don't really get it. Seems pretty chill here, except for our silly, archaic liquor laws. |
| Topic | why was Brawl so much worse than Melee? |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/26/17 8:15:23 PM #6 | Sakurai seemed to take offense at the idea that some people played Melee competitively. |
| Topic | are vaginas really hard to maintain? |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/24/17 10:30:31 PM #80 | My understanding is that they do an excellent job taking care of themselves, but cosmetics companies are keen to claim otherwise so they can make more money. |
| Topic | Crazy tinfoil hate theory (politics related) |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/24/17 10:28:03 PM #2 | Hinakuluiau posted... The reason democrats are pushing for a Pelosi change is because they are hyping up to impeach Trump/Pence and a bunch of top level Republicans. Because Steny Hoyer is just so inspiring. |
| Topic | Ramadan ends tonight. |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/24/17 8:26:59 PM #17 | TheVipaGTS posted... Uhh TC you know they do eat during Ramadan? It's not like they've been starving for a month and are going to be ravenous at restaurants >_> It is traditional to feast at the end of Ramadan. |
| Topic | Should I get Crusader Kings 2 for $10? |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/24/17 8:23:38 PM #4 | Get the anniversary edition for $5 more. It's a steal. |
| Topic | Mallard plays Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne for the first time *ongoing spoilers* |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/24/17 8:22:04 PM #114 | Esrac posted... Kineth posted...luigi13579 posted...Esrac posted...That's Xcom, baby! Erk got crit a 35/1 hit/crit rate and died. It was a bandit though, so I wasn't mad. They have a cool crit animation. |
| Topic | What is a good beer you can buy in a liquor store |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/24/17 7:40:46 PM #15 | I'm confused. I buy all of my obscure beers from one of three local liquor stores. Do you people shop at speak-easies or something? |
| Topic | Is Nancy Pelosi good for the Democratic Party? |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/24/17 5:21:21 PM #11 | Nancy Pelosi is great at her job, and that job is herding Congressional Democrats. She's done that well since becoming Speaker in 2006, and I hope she's Speaker in 2018. Also, LOL if you think Steny Hoyer would be half as good as she is and wouldn't become the dumbest, most liberal, most partisan person ever the moment he became Minority Leader of the Democratic caucus. |
| Topic | Only 9/34 Senate seats up for re-election next year are Republican. |
| ElatedVenusaur 06/23/17 11:36:46 PM #18 | Heller in Nevada is pretty much a dead man walking, what with the ever-growing unpopularity of the Republican Party and the fact he's a moderate Republican and will undoubtedly face a difficult primary. Other than that, the best pick-up opportunities are Arizona and Texas. Yeah. Unless Trump stops "winning" so hard, the Dems might get a pass on what would otherwise be some difficult-to-hold seats, but it's still quite possible the Republicans could gain a seat or two. |
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